xxii Feature Contents WORKPLACE SKILLS Joining Organizations ...............................................9 Investigating Education and Training .......................19 Staying Safety Conscious ........................................34 Applying for a Job ..................................................90 Preparing for a Job Interview.................................149 Evaluating Job Offers ...........................................154 Being an Effi cient Employee .................................206 Attitude on the Job ..............................................215 Creativity and Brainstorming .................................261 Teamwork ...........................................................274 Decision Making and Problem Solving ...................399 Professional Behavior ...........................................422 Lifelong Learning .................................................439 Computer Ethics ..................................................445 Respecting Diversity ............................................471 Discrimination in the Workplace ............................528 Entrepreneurship .................................................534 CAREER CONNECTION CAD Technician .....................................................41 Civil Engineer ........................................................71 Assembler/Fabricator ...........................................107 Ironworker ...........................................................132 High School CTE Teacher .....................................166 Industrial Production Manager ..............................193 Industrial Machinery Mechanic .............................298 Machinist ...........................................................341 Aerospace Engineer .............................................358 Welder ................................................................377 CNC Programmer/Technician .................................411 Quality Control Inspector ......................................461 Metallurgist .........................................................489 Foundry Worker ...................................................510 Mechanical Engineer............................................547 Biomedical Engineer ............................................558 GREEN MACHINING Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources ...................4 Green Manufacturing .............................................17 Green Fire Safety ...................................................34 Electronic Drawings and CAD ..................................48 Recycling Steel .....................................................99 Environmentally Friendly Adhesives .......................142 Health and Environmental Impacts of Cutting Fluids .............................................153 Recycling Tungsten Carbide Drills .........................172 Reducing Chips ...................................................255 Recycling Cutting Tools ........................................283 Cleaning Machined Parts ......................................291 Proactive Maintenance .........................................384 Effi ciency in CNC Machining ................................401 Government Programs as Green Catalysts ...............408 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).................................................446 Recycling Aluminum ............................................494 Metal Finishes .....................................................520 Powder Metallurgy ...............................................562